Months 4-5

You are so cute, Oliver! You discovered you could eat your feet and it is the sweetest thing in the world. You took an empty Starbucks cup and had so much fun with it, trying to eat it! Are you ready for food? You try to stay calm for Mommy and kick kick kick while she works out everyday with you! You got a freshly pair moccs in gold and they are divine! You like to eat them! You want to be strong and workout like Mommy and Daddy! We are both pretty hardcore about our health and fitness right now and you are no exception. You pick up toys that are way heavy and love it! You watch Mommy train her clients in the living room, too!

It is summertime and it is hot outside! We try to get you out as often as possible but this desert heat is insane. You are perfectly chubs and we love your thighs! You still hardly have hair and we love that little old man head of yours! You love to go on walks with Honey Munster! Mommy took you shopping and you did great! Had to nurse you for a long time but that's okay! That's what dressing rooms are for, right? So, if Daddy props you up, you can stay standing! Actually, you started doing this around 3 months but Mommy didn't find out until 4 months!

You also flew for the first time on June 29th, 2013. We spent the night at your Titi Maritza's house and then won the popularity contest on the plane! It was hilarious! We flew into Oakland, and you got to meet your Titi Shei, Israel and your cousins Joshua, Andrez, Monika and Kassandra! Andrez was born just three weeks after you! You had so much fun and actually did a lot better with your sleeping! We visited San Francisco and you rode a swing for the first time! It was actually in the Full House park! You will probably watch the show someday and we will make sure to point it out! We spent 4th of July there and you enjoyed the fireworks. You really are the most stylish baby boy ever! We submitted your picture for a photoshoot campaign for Infantino and Step2Company (baby product companies) just to see! We returned on July 7th and spent a few days in San Diego at a beach resort. We even had your almost-6-months-photoshoot on the beach and were able to capture the first time the ocean water hit your chubby little toes! It was heaven! Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Sarah met up with us and we celebrated Grandma's birthday. You really enjoyed it! We even extended our trip a couple of days and it was worth every penny! We hope to make it a yearly tradition! We think you may be ready to try food. You go absolutely craaazy over trying to eat anything we are having! Waiting for you to turn 6 months though! You are scooting around everywhere trying to crawl. So stubborn and determined! Mommy and Daddy finally went on their first date without you. We went out to dinner and then went grocery shopping, haha. We are boring! And super obsessed with you! Mommy has had to bring you to work over the summer a few times and although I don't get much work done, it is fun- everybody loves you! You really are adorable! You sit up so perfectly on your own, too!

Months 3-4

Baby boy rarely sleeps! It is time for Mommy to go back to work which is so hard to do! But Grandma Loy, your Nana, is coming over everyday to take such great care of you! She is amazing!
During this month, you went to your first Relay for Life and got to help Daddy hold up the main banner and do the Survivor's Walk with him. You ended up in the newspaper! :)
You love Honey Munster and can have some great staring contests and conversations with her. Daddy has these Baby Five-Point-Ks with you every night because you won't sleep. So he'll help you walk down the hallway and run- you love it and think it is hilarious! Still won't sleep! You celebrated your 100th day and are the cutest, most stylish baby out there! Lucky us! You celebrated Cinco de Mayo and have really been enjoying getting out and about every weekend. You finally fit into the pairs of moccasins Mommy made you, and you got two new pairs from a great company for when you are older! Mommy is working hard, and pumps for you at work every single day! You love to bounce in your bouncy car. and you celebrated Mommy's first Mother's Day. You took a nap on her and it was one of the most amazing days for her. When you nap, you smile. Mommy comes to visit you every day during her lunch break! Daddy was honored as a Survivor at the groundbreaking of the new Cancer Center! Very exciting news. Both Mommy and Daddy were interviewed and came out on TV. You spent the day with Daddy so that Mommy could help host a baby shower for your Titi Becca- she enjoyed it, we think!

Months 2-3

Months 1-2

Baby Boy,
You have now been nicknamed OliveRoar because you like to rrrooooar! haha!
You attended your first wedding- kinda! You went to the rehearsal and everyone loved you! Uncle E and Titi Marlyna are now wed! You stayed in the hotel room with Mama and Titi Lonnie and your cousins. That was hard for Mommy!

My Two Baby Must-Haves

As a new, first-time Mommy, I love looking at what other moms post as their must-haves. Although, I have pleeeeeeeenty to add to this list, I know that every Mommy and baby is completely different. But there are a couple of items that have been SO convenient and I have recommended them to other mommas who have excitedly called back to tell me they also worked for them! As someone with no experience, other than my current one, it makes me feel pretty darn good! I have plenty of other recommendations but these two have been my biggest lifesavers!

1. The NoseFrida Snotsucker- I SWEAR by this!! I use almost daily, as Oliver tends to be stuffed up in the morning. He hates it but as soon as it's over and he can breathe, he is all smiles immediately! I am obsessed with him having a clean nose! Often, you cannot see anything in his nostrils but you can hear it in his breathing. This does require some lung capacity from the momma (Geoff refuses to try it), and no, you do not eat anything gross as there is a long tube and at the end of it there's a filter- although we have never gotten up that far! I know this will come in just as handy when he has a real need for it as well!

2. The Windi- made by the same company. I feared Colic like no other, so I looked for some natural solutions while pregnant just in case. Although, Oliver has not really been colicy, he is very gassy. After any long nap or sleep, he wakes up with a lot of gas. We constantly give him belly massages and bicycle his legs to help him relieve some gas. I hear that this is totally normal. Have you ever heard a newborn grunt and grunt. Super cute until they cry from it! The first month of Oliver's life, he seemed to struggle so The Windi was SO useful in relieving him from some gas. You put baby oil on the tip and insert it as you would a suppository. Depending on the issue, it somehow relieves gas and he always poops right after. I also bought Colic Calm (the ONLY homeopathic gripe water on the market) but I haven't used it enough. I did recommend it to another mommy and she says that as soon as her baby drinks some, he is calm and falls asleep! The three times I've used it on Oliver, he has been so overtired that I really don't know if it's worked. Although, the second time we used it, he did relieve some gas!

I've purchased all of these items from Amazon and will continue to do so! Love them!

FRIDABABY 'NoseFrida®' Nasal Aspirator

The Windi | FridaBaby